Workers in Pennsylvania may have heard about the changes that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has made to injury data collection. Now, recordable workplace injuries are going to be made public on the agency's website. Publicizing companies' work...
Pennsylvania residents who incur traumatic injuries to their spinal cords may be left permanently disabled. These injuries are caused when people receive sharp blows to their spines that dislocate, crush, fracture or compress some of the vertebrae. Traumatic spinal...
Pennsylvania residents who work in the health care sector are at risk for many different kinds of workplace injuries and illnesses. According to OSHA, Emergency nurses and hospital workers are particularly vulnerable to workplace injuries. Some of the most common...
Summer is here, which means workers in Pennsylvania and nationwide are at increased risk for heat and lightning injuries. To bring awareness to the issue, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched initiatives to encourage employers to keep...
Until now, it has only been possible to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the brains of dead individuals. The condition affects the brain and is believed to be caused by repeated blows to the head. However, starting in the summer of 2016, scientists will...
A former astronaut was charged with murder after a two-car accident killed two children on June 6. The 59-year-old astronaut James Halsell Jr. was driving along a rural road in Alabama at around 2:50 a.m. when he rear-ended a Ford Fiesta. The Fiesta was pushed across...
On May 4, a car accident victim filed a personal injury lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The claim involves a two-car accident that occurred on Oct. 4, 2015, and a man from New Jersey is the defendant. The plaintiff has...
The American Automobile Association is cautioning teen drivers in Pennsylvania and throughout the country that the period between Memorial Day and the start of the next school year is traditionally considered the most dangerous for motor vehicle accidents. The...
Pennsylvania residents who have sustained spinal cord injuries may be more likely to suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, according to a study that was published in a medical journal. The study also found that almost all spinal cord injury patients have poor sleep...